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Gairbraid Colliery
| Firmenname | Gairbraid Colliery |
| Ortssitz | Glasgow |
| Ortsteil | Gairbraid |
| Art des Unternehmens | Kohlebergwerk |
| Anmerkungen | Im Vorort Maryhill gab es eine Gairbraid Street. Andrew Walker, Esq., of Bonvillo, wird als coalmaster, Gairbraid Colliery, Glasgow, bezeichnet; auch "Mr. Walker was born in Paisley in 1788 and came to Maryhill when only eleven years of age, along with his father, who had became proprietor of Gairbraid Colliery. On his arriving at manhood, he, along with his father and brothers, took an active part in the business as a coalmaster for a number of years" [Glasgow Herald, 28.03.1863]. |
| Quellenangaben | [Cleland: Historical account of the steam engine (1825) 44] |
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